Fuller Landau team • February 06, 2026The food and beverage industry started off on a positive note with experts predicting a solid recovery in 2025. By mid year however, a new reality had set in. Rising food costs, escalating trade tensions with the US, and supply chain disruptions – among other compelling factors – led to a more conservative forecast in ... Read more
Sloan Levett • March 14, 2024A few short years ago, a consumer could only find plant-based alternative products at the local health store or an obscure corner of a grocery aisle. As far as a vegetarian option at a steakhouse or burger house, you would be out of luck. At one time many considered plant-based alternative foods to be the ... Read more
Fuller Landau team • January 29, 2024The food and beverage industry is entering a new phase in a world of evolving consumer demands and global challenges. Following a series of declines, the industry is finding itself at a crossroads and poised to transform in the months and years ahead, according to the 2024 Trend Report from Nourish Food Marketing. All indications ... Read more
Rosanna Lamanna • June 24, 2022The ongoing supply chain crisis continues to bring challenges for manufacturers and suppliers. Those same challenges can bring opportunities to rethink how food and beverage operations are managed. When the world saw a dramatic change in terms of consumer expectations, buying preferences and behaviours, businesses had to adapt. Many embraced user-f ... Read more
Bruce Roher • March 22, 2021Many well-established food companies have been impacted by three significant and converging consumer trends over the last few years. First, consumers are eating more meals and snacks at home because of the pandemic. Second, there has been a shift, particularly amongst younger shoppers, to purchase products from local or organic producers. Third, th ... Read more
The food and beverage industry started off on a positive note with experts predicting a solid recovery in 2025. By mid year however, a new reality had set in. Rising food costs, escalating trade tensions with the US, and supply chain disruptions – among other compelling factors – led to a more conservative forecast in ... Read more